RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
Monday, November 23, 2015
Descendants Recreate Anita King's 1915 Lincoln Highway Trek-- Part 3: Kissell Kars
Anita King drove a Kissel Kar -cylinder, big touring model convertible on her trip. These cars were popular in those days, driven by such famous folk as Amelia Earhart, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Fatty Arbuckle and Al Jolson. About 35,000 were made between 1906 and 1931 at Kissel Car Company in Hartford, Wisconsin. Only about 150 survive today, including the 25 in the Wisconsin Auto Museum in Hartford.
King used publicity from this trip to start a shelter for runaway girls in Hollywood.
A photo accompanied the article of Anita King in her Kissel Kar. On the side of it is a banner reading: "Anita King The Paramount Girl with Messages from the Mayors of Los Angeles and San Francisco to the Mayor of New York."
--RoadDog
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